Work Injury Compensation (Amendment) Act 2011

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First read on 17 Oct 2011, passed by parliament on 21 Nov 2011 and published on 3 Jan 2012, this Act seeks to seeks to amend the Work Injury Compensation Act (Cap. 354) for the following main purposes:

  • to exempt an employer from liability to pay compensation under the Act in respect of any injury to an employee suffered in a fight or an attempted assault on one or more persons unless the injury was suffered under one of the specified circumstances;
  • to expand the coverage of the Act to diseases that are directly attributable to an exposure, arising out of and in the course of employment, to a chemical or biological agent; and
  • to clarify legal ambiguities and to provide for better administration of the Act.